Stovepipe-fastener.



No. 753,701. v l PATENTBDWMR:1;"1904.' B. HANMER.

,STOVBPIIPE PASTENER.

APPLIUATIO FILED mso. 1e, 1903. No MODEL. i

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UNITED STATES l Patented March 1, 1904.

PATENTl OFFICE.

sTovEvPlPEi-FASTENER.

-srncrrrcafrrorr forming part of Letters' Patent N. 753,701, dated March 1,1904.

Y Application filed December 16,1963. Serial No. 185,431. (No model.)

To all whom tmc/,y concern.-

Beit known that I, EvERE'rT HANMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Inter-I same, reference being had to the accompany.

ing drawings, and to the letters of-reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. This invention relates to new and useful improvements in stovepipe-fasteners adapted for clamping and holding securely the meeting ends of pipe sections, making. an eflicient means for holding the pipe-sections together and one which may be easily applied to andV removed from the pipe-sections,

More specifically, my invention comprises a band having beads along its longitudinal edges adapted to receive wires, the ends of which are adapted to interlock and securely hold the band against the telescoping ends of pipe-sections.

The invention consists, further, in various details of constructiony and arrangements of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifcallyidefined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters vof reference marked thereon, form a part of this application, and in which drawings similar letters of reference indicate like parts in the views, in which- Figure l is a' perspective view of the meeting ends of pipe-sections with my improved fastener applied thereto. view of the tool used for fastening the ends together. Fig. 3 is a sectional view longitudinally through the band and through the fastening end, showing the manner of application ofthe tool for unlocking the ends. Fig. 4 is a similar sectional view showing the manner of locking the ends together. Fig. 5 Vis a top plan View of a portion of the fastener.

Reference now being had to the details of Fig. 2 is a. detail the drawings by letter, A and Adesig'nate the two sections of a pipe which aretelescoped one within the other, each section being provided with a beading B, which is usualn 4the construction of Vpipe-sections.

My improved fastening device comprises a band C, made of sheet metal, and Aeach longitudinal edge of the band is turned into a roll C', which is hollow and adapted toreceive the. wire D, which at its middle portion is bent to form a bail D outside one end-of the band, a space intervening between said bailshaped portion and the adjacent edge of the band,` as shown clearly in Fig. l of the drawings. The ends of said wire project from the opposite end of the band`and are turned to form eyes E', which engage and securely hold a wire E. The portions of the wire adjacent to the eyes E' are bent at an angle, as at F,

which angle portion is adapted to bear against the outer circumference of the pipe when the two ends' of the fastener are brought together and' interlocked, asshown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Asthe -wire is flexible, it will be observed that the ends thereof having eyes will yield when being forced toward the pipes surrounded by the fastening means, and when said eyes are caught underneath the bailshaped end of the wire they will be held frictionally under tension of the wires against the bail and in the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.v

In fastening the ends of the band together the tool is placed against the cross-wire E, as shown in Fig. l of the drawings, and the edges of the tool are fulcrumed against the bail D, and by pushing'the tool to the right the bail is drawn over thewire E, and engaging behnd theeyes at the ends ofthe wire the band willbe securely held frictionally against the outer faces of the stovepipe-sections.

In removing the fastener the tool is' applied as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, in which the recessed end is placed against the bail and the opposite edge is caused to bear against the rod or wire E and force the same away from the eyes as the lever is thrown in the opposite direction or the left, as will be readily understood.' l

By the provision of a device embodying the IOOk Vention.

features of my invention it will be observed that a fastening means for connecting pipes is afforded which not only will securely hold the sections together, but make an ornamental band having the appearance of the ordinary pipe with parallel plaited portions.

While I have shown a particular shape and j end of the band, the ends of the wire projecting from the -opposite end of the band and bent to form bail-engaging portions, as setforth.

2. Aifastening for stovepipes comprising i a band having its opposite longitudinal edges turned into rolls, a wire passing through said rolls, said wire being bent to form a bail projectingl from one end of the band, the ends of the wire projecting from the opposite end of the band and turned into eyes, a rod connecting said eyes, and over which said bail is adapted to be guided, as set forth.

. 3. A stovepipe-fastener comprising a band having rolls formed in itslongitudinal edges, a wire passing through said rolls and bent to Y form a bail projecting beyond one end of the band, the ends of said Wire projecting over the other end of the band and turned to form eyes, a rod fixed in said eyes, the portions of the wire intermediate said eyes and the end of the band beyond which the ends project being bent at angles adapted to bear against the outer circumference of a pipe-section' to hold the ends locked together, as set forth.

In testimony whereof yI hereunto aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EVERETT HANMER. 4

Witnesses: l l

MARY HOPKINS, ELLA V. HOPKINS. 

